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Intentional homicides — Belize

Intentional homicides in Belize in 2022 — 28.06 per 100k. Ranked 96 in the world out of 105. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 64.8%.

2022 28.06 per 100k −11.26% vs 2021
World rank 96of 105
Period maximum 43.36 per 100k2012
Period minimum 17.03 per 100k2000

Trend over time

2000–2022 · per 100,000 people

Intentional homicides — Belize, 2000–20221020304050200020032006200920122015201820212000: 17.03 per 100k2001: 25.77 per 100k2002: 33.98 per 100k2003: 25.4 per 100k2004: 29.08 per 100k2005: 28.96 per 100k2006: 31.96 per 100k2007: 32.76 per 100k2008: 33.84 per 100k2009: 31.03 per 100k2010: 40.28 per 100k2011: 37.89 per 100k2012: 43.36 per 100k2013: 28.98 per 100k2014: 35.25 per 100k2015: 33.4 per 100k2016: 37.84 per 100k2017: 38.05 per 100k2018: 37.61 per 100k2019: 34.73 per 100k2020: 26.1 per 100k2021: 31.62 per 100k2022: 28.06 per 100k
Change over the period: +11.03 (+64.79%) Average annual rate: 2.3 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belize

Belize 28.06 per 100k
World 5.3 per 100k
Latin America & Caribbean 20 per 100k
Central America computed 24.64 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.78 per 100k
Intentional homicides — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2022 28.06 −3.56 −11.26%
2021 31.62 +5.52 +21.14%
2020 26.1 −8.63 −24.85%
2019 34.73 −2.88 −7.65%
2018 37.61 −0.44 −1.16%
2017 38.05 +0.21 +0.56%
2016 37.84 +4.44 +13.3%
2015 33.4 −1.86 −5.26%
2014 35.25 +6.27 +21.64%
2013 28.98 −14.38 −33.17%
2012 43.36 +5.47 +14.45%
2011 37.89 −2.4 −5.95%
2010 40.28 +9.25 +29.82%
2009 31.03 −2.81 −8.31%
2008 33.84 +1.08 +3.3%
2007 32.76 +0.8 +2.51%
2006 31.96 +3 +10.37%
2005 28.96 −0.12 −0.42%
2004 29.08 +3.68 +14.48%
2003 25.4 −8.58 −25.26%
2002 33.98 +8.22 +31.89%
2001 25.77 +8.74 +51.33%
2000 17.03 — —

Central America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SV El Salvador 7.9 PA Panama 11.34 CR Costa Rica 12.91 GT Guatemala 22.05 MX Mexico 25.88 BZ Belize 28.06 HN Honduras 34.97
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About the indicator

The number of intentional homicides per 100,000 people, from UNODC. It is considered the most comparable indicator of violent crime across countries: unlike statistics on theft or fraud, it depends little on the willingness of citizens to go to the police — most homicides are recorded in medical data as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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